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Showing 53515360 of 22478 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 June 2016 – no. 14-26.938

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-13

…pathologies mentioned in article R. 6153-1-14, on the list drawn up pursuant toarticle 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of med…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-3

…isted in items 1 (a) to 11 of Table 2 of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018; 2° If expressly requested by the issuing company or its authorised represen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Compulsory prior administrative appeal

Article R2333-120-13

The mandatory prior administrative appeal provided for in VI of article L. 2333-87 is exercised, within a period of one month from the date of notification of the payment notice for the parking charge…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-16

On the occasion of an international sports event, the French Anti-Doping Agency may: 1° At the request of the international sports organisation responsible for the event, carry out tests at the event…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for compensation by substitution of the Office.

Article R1142-61

If the insurer has not made an offer of compensation by the end of the four-month period available to it, in accordance with article L. 1142-14, the victim or his heirs may submit a claim to the Offic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-7

The general meeting of members may delegate all or some of the powers listed in 6°, 7°, 8° and 9° of article L. 323-6 to the supervisory body provided for in article L. 323-14 under conditions which i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article R424-8

The resident card bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU", provided for in article L. 424-14, issued to a foreign national who benefits from subsidiary protection, bears the following wording unde…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D591-15

Articles D. 521-12, D. 531-1, D.551-16 to D. 551-20, D. 551-22, D. 553-1 to D. 553-28, D. 554-1, D. 561-12 to D 561-14 and D. 581-7 are not applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article R721-5

…départements d'outre-mer is responsible for centralising the declarations mentioned in Article R. 721-11, for the sole purpose of carrying out the tasks assigned to it by Articles L. 721-14, R. 721-4…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-26

The renewal of leases concerning buildings owned by the State, local authorities and public establishments may not be refused without the owning authority being required to pay the eviction compensati…

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